23.4% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 16.7%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 23.4%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Driver · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Ancestry & Birthplace in Driver
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
Far fewer people were born overseas in Driver compared to the national figure, though this is changing. While 23.4% of the community was born abroad, the area's overseas-born population has risen by 6.7 percentage points since 2011.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
The most common ancestries are Australian (33%) and English (30.1%), followed by Scottish, Irish and Filipino roots.
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 23.4% of residents were born overseas, which is a little above the Northern Territory figure but well below the Australian average. Most people were born in Australia, with the next most common birthplaces being the Philippines, Nepal, India and England.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Driver [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/701041037/driver/topic/ancestry-heritage